मन

See also: मनु, मन्, and मैंने

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mən/, [mɐ̃n]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मनस् (manas), from Proto-Indo-European *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬋 (manō), Latin mens, Ancient Greek μένος (ménos) and English mind. Compare with Bengali মন (mon), Assamese মন (mon), Gujarati મન (man), Malayalam മാനസം (mānasaṁ),Marathi मानस (mānas), Telugu మనసు (manasu) and Punjabi ਮਨ (man).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. mind, intellect

   यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।

   yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.

   This thought never crossed my mind.

2. (figurative) heart, feeling, emotion

   मन में एक ललक है।

   man mẽ ek lalak hai.

   There is a longing in my heart.

3. soul
4. temperament
5. intention, desire

Synonyms

• जी (jī)
• दिल (dil)
• हिया (hiyā)
• (less common) चित्त (citt)

Derived terms

• मनोक्लान्ति (manoklānti, “mental fatigue”)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मान (māna), from the verb root मा (mā, “to measure”).

Noun

मन • (man) m (Urdu spelling من)

1. maund (unit of mass equaling 40 kilograms)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Nepali

Noun

मन • (man)

1. mind, intellect
2. (figurative) heart

   मन पर्नु  ―  man parnu  ―  to like

3. emotion
4. mood

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• mana (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মন (Bengali script)
• මන (Sinhalese script)
• မန or မၼ (Burmese script)
• มน or มะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ or ມະນະ (Lao script)
• មន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• manas (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• मनस् (Devanagari script)
• মনস্ (Bengali script)
• මනස් (Sinhalese script)
• မနသ် or မၼသ် (Burmese script)
• มนสฺ or มะนัส (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນສ຺ or ມະນັສ (Lao script)
• មនស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

मन m or n

1. Devanagari script form of mana